About This Document

This document outlines the XML Form Object Model scripting events, objects, properties, and methods that are available for forms rendered in HTML and as Guides. For more information about the availability of other features, see Target Version Reference and Transformation Reference.

Who should read this document?

This document is intended for form developers interested in either creating scripts for forms that will be rendered into HTML or as Guides, or in maintaining existing scripting capabilities across several form output types. Knowledge of JavaScript™, the XML Form Object Model, as well as data binding using Adobe® LiveCycle® Designer ES2 is expected.

How to use this document

This document is divided into sections to present similar kinds of information in different ways. The intent is to allow you to locate what you need as quickly as possible.

Topic

Provides information about

Overview

The scope of the support for scripting in HTML forms and Guides

Creating Scripts for HTML Forms and Guides

Considerations for creating scripts that may need to run on multiple client applications, as well as techniques for adapting your existing scripts

Object-Level Scripting Support

What scripting objects are supported for HTML forms and Guides. For each object, any supported properties and methods are also listed. Use this chapter if you want to know, generally, what properties and methods are supported for a particular scripting object.

Scripting Events

A complete, alphabetical list of all scripting events and their availability for HTML forms and Guides.

Scripting Properties

A complete, alphabetical list of all scripting properties and their availability for HTML forms and Guides. Use this chapter if you want to know the availability for a specific scripting property.

Scripting Methods

A complete, alphabetical list of all scripting methods and their availability for HTML forms and Guides. Use this chapter if you want to know the availability for a specific scripting method.

Additional information

The resources in this table can help you learn more about Adobe® LiveCycle® Enterprise Suite 2.5 (ES2.5).

For information about

See

Detailed information about creating and editing Guides using the Guide Design perspective in Adobe® LiveCycle® Workbench 9.5

Creating Guides

Getting started creating scripts in Designer

LiveCycle Designer ES2 Scripting Basics

Complete reference information detailing the scripting objects, properties, methods, and events available in Designer

LiveCycle Designer ES2 Scripting Reference

Adobe LiveCycle ES2.5 terminology

LiveCycle ES2.5 Glossary

Other services and products that integrate with Adobe LiveCycle ES2.5

www.adobe.com

Patch updates, technical notes, and additional information on this product version

LiveCycle Technical Support